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Nuclear Weapons
Biden Says He’d Use Military Force on Iran as “Last Resort” to Prevent Nukes
Antiwar groups condemned the president's statement, noting that people in the U.S. don't support war against Iran.
Noam Chomsky: Humanity Faces Two Existential Threats. One Is Nearly Ignored.
A major public opinion study asked people to rank the import of 29 current issues. Nuclear war wasn’t even on the list.
Nuclear War Could Mean Annihilation, But Biden and Congress Are Messing Around
Biden and the bipartisan leadership in Congress are pretending that the surging danger of nuclear war doesn’t exist.
Chomsky: To Tackle Climate, Our Morality Must Catch Up With Our Intelligence
It's within our power to end the hideous experiment we are so enthusiastically committed to, if we have the moral will.
Progressive Lawmakers in US and Japan Demand No-First-Use Policy on Nukes
The lawmakers argued that “a no-first-use policy would increase protection against a nuclear attack.”
Nobel Laureates Call for End to Ukraine War and Rejection of Nuclear Weapons
“It is either the end of nuclear weapons, or the end of us,” the peace prize winners wrote in an open letter.
Now Is the Time for a Global Movement Demanding Nuclear De-escalation
Congress and Biden are offering jacked-up rhetoric about confronting Russia rather than facing the risk of nuclear war.
Noam Chomsky: US Military Escalation Against Russia Would Have No Victors
Russia’s invasion is a war crime, Chomsky says, but the U.S. shouldn’t escalate this conflict between nuclear powers.
“Low-Yield” Nuclear Weapons Could Pose Greater Threat of Nuclear War
Investment in low-yield nuclear weapons is a terrifying shift toward making actual use of the weapons more imaginable.
If You Stayed Up All Night Worrying About Nuclear War, You’re Not Alone
We must take the current nuclear threat seriously -- and prioritize peace above all.